NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
Vodafone Group Plc ("the Company")
In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1), the Company announces that it was advised today that, on 26 March 2010, Andy Halford, a Director of the Company and Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility, exercised the following options granted over 3,616,981 ordinary shares of US$0.113/7 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") as follows:
Grant Date |
Option Price Per Share |
Number of Shares |
1 July 2002 |
90p |
94,444 |
7 July 2003 |
119.25p |
233,333 |
5 July 2004 |
119p |
226.808 |
25 July 2006 |
115.25p |
3,062,396 |
2,662,172 Ordinary Shares and a further 479,395 Ordinary Shares were subsequently sold only to defray the costs of exercise and the associated tax and NI charges, at a price of 146.80p and 146.88p, respectively. The remaining 475,414 Ordinary Shares have been retained.
As a result of the above transactions, Mr Halford now has an increased interest of 2,186,541 Ordinary Shares (excluding share options and unvested incentive shares).